6 results on '"Taubert, Niels"'
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2. Mapping the German Diamond Open Access Journal Landscape.
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Taubert, Niels, Sterzik, Linda, and Bruns, Andre
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OPEN access publishing , *PERIODICALS , *INVESTIGATIONS , *FINANCE , *SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
In the current scientific and political discourse surrounding the transformation of the scientific publication system, significant attention is focused on Diamond Open Access (OA). Diamond OA is characterized by no charges for readers or authors and relies on monetary allowances and voluntary work. This article explores the potential and challenges of Diamond OA journals, using Germany as a case study. Two key questions are addressed: first, the current role of such journals in the scientific publication system is determined through bibliometric analysis across various disciplines. Second, an investigation is conducted to assess the sustainability of Diamond OA journals and identify associated structural problems or potential breaking points. This investigation includes an in-depth expert interview study involving 20 editors of Diamond OA journals. The empirical results are presented using a landscape map that considers two dimensions: 'monetized and gift-based completion of tasks' and 'journal team size.' The bibliometric analysis reveals a substantial number of Diamond OA journals in the social sciences and humanities, but limited adoption in other fields. The model proves effective for small to mid-sized journals, but not for larger ones. Additionally, it was found that 23 Diamond OA journals have recently discontinued their operations. The expert interviews demonstrate the diversity within the landscape and the usefulness of the two dimensions in understanding key differences. Journals in two of the four quadrants of the map exemplify sustainable conditions, while the other two quadrants raise concerns about long-term stability. These concerns include limited funding leading to a lack of division of labor and an excessive burden on highly committed members. Gift-like contributions, while appealing, also present challenges as potential donors not only decide whether to contribute but also how to contribute, potentially creating friction between the gift and the journal's requirements. Furthermore, journals in the lower right quadrant often rely on third-party funding, necessitating a transformation once the funding expires. Common pathways for sustaining operations include lobbying for funding at the journal's home institution or increasing reliance on gift-based completion of tasks. These findings underscore the need for the development of more sustainable funding models to ensure the success of Diamond OA journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Open-Access-Profile der Hochschulen und außeruniversitären Wissenschaftseinrichtungen in Deutschland
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Hobert, Anne, Jahn, Najko, Mayr, Philipp, Schmidt, Birgit, and Taubert, Niels
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Scholarly communication ,Open Access ,Open access publishing ,Open access classification ,Open Access Tage 2020 ,German research landscape ,Deutsche Forschungslandschaft ,Bibliometrie - Abstract
Der Beitrag stellt eine umfassende bibliometrische Untersuchung der Entwicklung der Open-Access-Verfügbarkeit wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftenartikel in Deutschland für den Zeitraum 2010-18 vor. Die Studie gibt damit Einblick, wie sich das Open-Access-Publizieren aus institutioneller Sicht entwickelte, bevor deutschlandweite Open-Access-Rahmenverträge mit großen Wissenschaftsverlagen geschlossen wurden. Ein besonderes Augenmerk der Analyse lag auf der Frage, ob und inwiefern sich die Open-Access-Profile der Hochschulen und außeruniversitären Wissenschaftseinrichtungen in Deutschland voneinander unterscheiden. Auf Grundlage der qualitätsgesicherten Web of Science Datenbank des Kompetenzzentrum Bibliometrie wurden 900,000 Zeitschriftenartikel mit Autorinnen und Autoren deutscher Wissenschaftseinrichtungen identifiziert, die zwischen 2010-18 veröffentlicht wurden. Rund 44% waren zum Zeitpunkt unserer Erhebung im Open Access verfügbar. Jedoch unterscheiden sich die Publikationsprofile sowohl der einzelnen Einrichtungen als auch der Sektoren voneinander. Die Studie zeigt zudem, dass Open-Access-Publikationswege unterschiedlich ausgeprägt sind. Im Vortrag möchten wir besonders auf diese Varianzen eingehen und mögliche Erklärungen mit der Fachcommunity diskutieren., Der Vortrag präsentiert Ergebnisse einer Studie, deren Preprint frei zugänglich ist auf Zenodo.
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- 2020
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4. Open Access Uptake in Germany 2010-18: Adoption in a diverse research landscape
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Hobert, Anne, Jahn, Najko, Mayr, Philipp, Schmidt, Birgit, and Taubert, Niels
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Scholarly communication ,Open access publishing ,Open access classification ,German research landscape ,Empirical study - Abstract
This study investigates the development of open access (OA) to journal articles from authors affiliated with German universities and non-university research institutions in the period 2010-2018. Beyond determining the overall share of openly available articles, a systematic classification of distinct categories of OA publishing allows to identify different patterns of adoption to OA. Taking into account the particularities of the German research landscape, variations in terms of productivity, OA uptake and approaches to OA are examined at the meso-level and possible explanations are discussed. The development of the OA uptake is analysed for the different research sectors in Germany (universities, non-university research institutes of the Helmholtz Association, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, Leibniz Association, and government research agencies). Combining several data sources (incl. Web of Science, Unpaywall, an authority file of standardised German affiliation information, the ISSN-Gold-OA 3.0 list, and OpenDOAR), the study confirms the growth of the OA share mirroring the international trend reported in related studies. We found that 45% of all considered articles in the observed period were openly available at the time of analysis. Our findings show that subject-specific repositories are the most prevalent OA type. However, the percentages for publication in fully OA journals and OA via institutional repositories show similarly steep increases. Enabling data-driven decision-making regarding OA implementation in Germany at the institutional level, the results of this study furthermore can serve as a baseline to assess the impact recent transformative agreements with major publishers will likely have on scholarly communication., All codes, scripts and database queries used for data gathering and analysis are openly available in a Github repository. Interactive supplementary material is available in form of a dashboard. The article has been published in Scientometrics.
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- 2020
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5. Green Open Access in Astronomy and Mathematics: The Complementarity of Routines Among Authors and Readers.
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Taubert, Niels
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OPEN access publishing , *ELECTRONIC publications , *ASTRONOMY , *MATHEMATICS , *COMMUNICATION - Abstract
Open access (OA) to publications has become a major topic in science policy. However, electronic publication providing free access to research via the internet is more than a decade older, was invented in the 1990s and driven by parts of the scientific community. This paper focuses on two disciplines (astronomy and mathematics) in which green OA is well established. It asks how authors and readers use the central disciplinary repository and how they are thereby included in the communication system of their disciplines. Drawing on an interview study with 20 scientists from both disciplines, we analyze the main characteristics of an inclusion, possible problems that result from it and how they are being solved. The empirical results show that there is a complementarity between the routines of authors and readers that co-stabilize each other. This finding suggests that the emergence of complementary routines could be a necessary condition for the green OA model to succeed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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6. Recommendations, statements, declarations and activities of science policy actors on shaping the scholarly communication system
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Herb, Ulrich, Weingart, Peter, and Taubert, Niels C.
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Scholarly communication ,Open Access ,licensing ,Policy ,ddc:020 ,open access publishing ,scholarly publishing ,ddc:620 ,science communication ,Scientific publishing - Abstract
Chapter in the book The Future of Scholarly Publishing: Open Access and the Economics of Digitisation., Published by African Minds
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